Al Stewart at John Wicks’ Birthday Celebration

Al Stewart at John Wicks’ Birthday Celebration

A birthday bash had been planned in his honor. The guest list included some of John’s closest friends including The Bangles, Peter Case, David Paich (Toto), Jude Cole and Al Stewart among others. If memory serves, Clem Burke was there, too. Unfortunately,...
1979 Radio Interview w/ The Records

1979 Radio Interview w/ The Records

While rummaging through some old files, I discovered this radio interview from 1979. It was with 95X radio but I was unable to locate or get permission from the originator. I’ve posted it below with the one caveat – if the interviewer finds it and objects...
John & Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green

John & Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green

Recently, bandmate Randy Hoffman came upon some discarded liner notes John had written for the John Wicks & The Records album entitled Rotate. Said notes told the story of John’s encounter with Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green after having read in a tabloid paper...
Joe Strummer & The Cuties

Joe Strummer & The Cuties

Power pop’s flagship song was almost the brainchild of The Cuties. That’s right, I said The Cuties. After the dissolution of Kursaal Flyers, Will Birch and John Wicks were searching for a good name for their newly formed band. They thought they had settled on...